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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: studiorecluse on December 13, 2006, 09:04:28 AM

Title: Pickup loudness on Elan
Post by: studiorecluse on December 13, 2006, 09:04:28 AM

I just bought an Elan and noticed that the P-style neck pickup is much quieter than the J-style bridge pickup when the balance is set to center.
1) Is this normal?
2) Can this be adjusted electronically other than the balance knob?  
3) I noticed two pots on the circuit board inside, are they related to this?  What do they do?
Thanks team.

Title: Pickup loudness on Elan
Post by: adriaan on December 13, 2006, 09:12:46 AM

Funny, the complaint with a PJ setup is usually the opposite of what you're describing.
 
You already found the solution: the two trimpots on the circuit board are indeed the individual pickup gain pots that allow you to compensate for these differences.
 
Other than that, there does seem to be a slight drop in volume when the panpot is close to center.

Title: Pickup loudness on Elan
Post by: chuck on December 13, 2006, 09:21:55 AM

There are some good post from Mica dealing with this in the FAQ section. The best is the one Mica posted for me when I had the same problem.
 
Chuck

Title: Pickup loudness on Elan
Post by: studiorecluse on December 13, 2006, 10:20:53 AM

Fantastic, just found it and read it.  I think I'm all set now.  Thanks.